Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Beyond Meat Inc , where a total of 39,636 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 4.0 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 86.2% of BYND's average daily trading volume over the past month of 4.6 million shares.

Shares of the plant-based meat maker surge after analysts at J.P. Morgan upgrade their weighting on the stock, noting its shares are 'appealing once again' following a near-40% drop since the end of July.

HelloFresh SE (HFG) - the leader in delivering delicious ingredients and easy-to-follow recipes to households worldwide, today announced the introduction of the Beyond Burger™ from Beyond Meat, a market leader in the plant-based meat category.

Beyond Meat shelves plans to enter the Japanese consumer market, focusing more on the U.S. where it recently initiated another round of financing to continue its expansion into the faux-meat marketplace.